There is no reason for the project to change into a defi project because not all defi projects are success.
Maybe the team changed it to defi and hoping it can brings more people and investors to their project.
Better to stay focus on main purpose of the project than change it to a defi project.
Yes, but in this case of course the project team knows the direction better, because basically they also want to make their project fully successful so they are willing to make minor changes for the progress of the project which of course does not escape their main goal.